Word: prosecutors
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...urban strategy failed. McCaskill lost the general election to Republican Matt Blunt, whose slim victory statewide was fueled by huge majorities in rural counties. McCaskill earned her political stripes as a tough-talking prosecutor in Kansas City before becoming state auditor in 1998. Since losing the governor's race in 2004, McCaskill used her position as auditor to keep her name in the news, launching high-profile investigations into state-regulated nursing homes and cost overruns in St. Louis's MetroLink light rail system...
...morning-after pill. Brownsberger agreed with Firenze on the need to prevent unwanted pregnancies, but asserted that women should have a right to choose. Firenze, a political neophyte, stumbled at times and seemed glued to her legal pad—in contrast to the more-polished Bronwnsberger, a former prosecutor. “I’m glad it’s over,” Firenze said, “but I’m looking forward to the next...
...passing Aborigine named Joe Fishhook, Hughes survived the crash. So did the three men in the car with which he collided head-on. Because it appeared that Hughes may have strayed over the center line, he was prosecuted for the crash (he got off lightly), sued by the prosecutor for defamation (he settled) and skewered in the Australian press for questioning the legal process (he never stood a chance). His many injuries have not entirely healed, but his critical eye remains intact. Who else could have looked Death in the face and seen a learned reference to medieval...
Timothy J. Kelleher was found guilty of assault and battery and was sentenced to one year of probation and 50 hours of community service, narrowly escaping the six-month prison sentence sought by the prosecutor...
Graham got his battle testing in a military courtroom, first at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina and then as a chief prosecutor for the Air Force in Europe during the 1980s. He insists that Bush's proposal to tamper with the interpretation of the Geneva Conventions and put detainees on trial without letting them see all the evidence against them would have far-reaching consequences because it would invite future enemies to do the same, or worse, to Americans they capture. That argument has drawn strong support from such powerful voices as Colin Powell, former Chairman...